torquated vs tortuous

torquated

adj
  • Shaped like a torque; twisted; convoluted. 

  • Wearing a torque. 

tortuous

adj
  • Twisted; having many turns; convoluted. 

  • Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely. 

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